Okay, so I actually have a few minutes before I go make some tasty meatloaf for dinner. :cooking:
Lemmings... there are just so many, I can't stand it. My quote actually refers to one group in particular, but since adding it to my signature, I've found so many more!
The lemmings to which I originally referred are those people who choose to ignore factual information that is constantly provided to them about a certain tuner in the automotive performance industry who is known for damaging engines -- hundreds of them.
"It's not the tuning that's causing the problems" even though 95% of the people have the same exact experience. YEAH, IT F---ING IS! I just want to go up and smack them upside the head!
Not only do these lemmings choose to put on blinders and ignore this information...
they also attack anyone else who posts about it on other forums! THAT is what makes me so
and prompted my quote.
I've seen many posts on other forums from members who are looking for suggestions. Instead of blatantly naming the tuner with the poor reputation, they sometimes refer to wanting "safe tuning" or something similar. Boy, do the lemmings jump all over them! Quite honestly, the lemmings must be extra sensitive or something because THEY are the ones who infer that the poster must be talking about their favorite tuner!
Now, I have no problem at all with customers plugging their favorite vendors, but it's absolutely unfair that the lemmings make others feel uncomfortable about posting that they want safe tuning. Isn't that what every consumer wants? I have yet to have a customer contact me and ask that Bill write a calibration that will window their blocks -- though we have had to explain to customers that we WON'T give them calibrations that we feel are too powerful for their truck to handle.
Many, many people have provided proof that certain calibrations from this tuner are windowing blocks. Do you think that would sway the lemmings? Heck no! We get phone calls
almost daily from people who have run this tuner's calibrations and have had their engines damaged by that particular tuner's calibrations and are looking for an alternative; we also get calls all the time from people who are currently running that tuner's calibrations and want something new because they're terrified of damaging their engines and are willing to eat the loss of selling their tuners on eBay.
Now, the right thing for this tuner to do would be to step up to the plate and admit that the calibrations caused the problem and let everyone know that the problem has been corrected. The proof has already been presented on a public forum; it's not merely speculation. Has he done this? Nope. He won't even address it on the forums.
Everyone on here knows that we recommend other companies to callers all the time if we can't help them. That is one I certainly WON'T be recommending because
1- At least one of his calibrations is unsafe.
2- Personal feelings aside, the way this calibration issue was handled only proves to me that this person has very little moral character.
As for other lemmings, I recently addressed a post on here about the rumor that 6.0L Evolutions are known for damaging transmissions. You can
check it out here.
I really just wish people would start thinking for themselves. It kind of reminds me of the
movie where the Riddler (Jim Carrey) put this thing on everyone's TVs and it just sucked their brains out. That's exactly what it's like.
Thanks for letting me ramble.